Flashback Friday: Which Vegetable Binds Bile Best?

Which foods are best at removing carcinogenic bile acids from the body: asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, eggplant, green beans, kale, mustard greens, okra, or peppers? And do they work better raw or cooked?

More raw versus cooked comparisons in:

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[Lisa_]

"Kale suprisingly got... Beet!" 🤣 very punny!

[Lacocacolaman]

So we're supposed to boil beets? Never had that. Is it good?

[sycamoreknox]

I am eating beets this morning as I am watching this. And my okra plants are 8 inches tall.

[WhiteKitta]

fantastic I love all of those veggies except for eggplant

[garcher]

How about a primer on bile? Still don't understand why "binding" bile is important. My doctor has told me to take bile salts. for fat absorption. Was under the impression that bile was a good thing. MOre confused than ever? A 'Bile for Dummies, ' please.

[ylstaggs]

I’m so glad, I join your channel! I really need help!❤️🙏🏽

[AFSamizdat]

It is worth mentioning that the interpretation of the data is based on dry matter (DM) and total dietary fibre. So, beets for example, have the lowest %DM relative to total dietary fibre. In reality, we eat beets that have not been dried, which may be cooked with additional water. So the mass of the beat you consume is greater (relative to DM), reducing the total %DM you'd actually consume. If the results were compared based on bile binding per g of sample, it may provide a more real world application for understanding the best food for bile binding ability (which would probably be okra or eggplant relative to higher %DM).

[mikefox]

Good to hear cooking is better. Raw veggies gives me you know what

[Julia-drgn]

Since we water saute in WFPB cooking, would that be the equivalent of steaming you think?

[eugeneriebeek]

How much did BIG Beet pay for this outcome 😜

[travisera]

Nice. I'm a big fan of kale and beats, but only raw kale. Best salad green imo.

[sasharozhnova]

Could you please make a video about baking powder 🙏🏻 and what do you think about yeast?

[sooooooooDark]

beets r very high in protein for a plant
10.8% of their macronutrient make-up iirc according to chronometer
nice to have them be good at other things too

[veganinwonderland]

Okra and eggplants are fruits, not vegetables:D

[livinglive]

I ALWAYS wondered why I‘m feeling so much better the day after eating beets or blended leafy greens. Now I do. Lol.
Flax and applesauce seem to have the same effect on that.

[CliffordStarks]

Yes, beets are an amazing food to have!👍

[whatthefunction]

If I e learned anything from Dr g. It's to eat some damn beets.

[Cin]

Why would recycling bile acids be harmful? We evolved to do that...where is the evidence that bile acid recycling actually hurts us? If you get rid of them that is just gonna trigger new synthesis isnt it?

[robertofilipe]

If you have sibo its hard to eat them@

[pickledbeaker]

Anyone still not using beets and kale in their smoothies?